THE CONSTITUTION AND GOOD PUBLIC LEADERSHIP: BREAKFAST DISCUSSION SERIES 2015
TOPIC: RACE, CONFLICT AND THE CONSTITUTION
SPEAKER: JUSTICE ALBERT “ALBIE” SACHS
Join us for the second in a series of breakfast discussions hosted by the Centre for Constitutional Rights (CFCR) and the School of Public Leadership (SPL) at Stellenbosch University (SU), and supported by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS).
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) notes with great concern and condemns the ongoing attacks on foreigners in South Africa – most recently in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) noted with concern a recent media report about the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) unwillingness to allow the use of Afrikaans during one of its meetings in Mossel Bay in the Western Cape.
In commemorating World Health Day, the Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) notes with concern the deteriorating state of public healthcare services in South Africa – including public hospitals, ambulance services and other health services – further disadvantaging those in South Africa who cannot afford any other medical care.
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) welcomes a judgment by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in City of Cape Town v South African National Roads Authority Limited & Others in which the Court reiterated the importance of openness as a key constitutional value in our democracy.
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) condemns a recent call by Julius Malema for the illegal destruction of property in disregard of the law.
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) notes with great concern the events of 12 February 2015 surrounding the joint sitting of Parliament, and State of the Nation address.
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) welcomes the North Gauteng High Court ruling which set aside the Minister of Police’s suspension of the Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) – the “Hawks” – as unlawful and invalid.
THE CONSTITUTION AND GOOD PUBLIC LEADERSHIP: BREAKFAST DISCUSSION SERIES 2015
TOPIC: JUSTICE, PEACE, SAFETY AND SECURITY – INTERNATIONAL AND SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES
